copeiro

/koˈpejɾu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os copeiros

Meaning

  1. butler

    • O copeiro serviu.

      The butler served.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

mordomo

copeiro is more specifically a wine steward or pantry servant; mordomo is the general butler or majordomo.

Similar in other languages

German

Butler

Butler is the German word for the same thing — both mean "butler."

Spanish

mayordomo

mayordomo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "butler."

Practice

1 What does copeiro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ serviu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches copeiro?

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